Bill Text: IL SB2633 | 2013-2014 | 98th General Assembly | Introduced
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Bill Title: Amends the Recreational Trails of Illinois Act. Provides that the fee for an Off-Highway Vehicle Usage Stamp for a vehicle with an engine capacity of over 75 cubic centimeters shall be $15 annually. Provides that the fee for an Off-Highway Vehicle Usage Stamp for a vehicle with an engine capacity of 75 cubic centimeters and below shall be $10 annually. Provides additional exemptions to the requirement of operators of an off-highway vehicle displaying an Off-Highway Vehicle Usage Stamp. Effective immediately.
Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 7-3)
Status: (Passed) 2014-08-01 - Public Act . . . . . . . . . 98-0820 [SB2633 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2013-SB2633-Introduced.html
Bill Title: Amends the Recreational Trails of Illinois Act. Provides that the fee for an Off-Highway Vehicle Usage Stamp for a vehicle with an engine capacity of over 75 cubic centimeters shall be $15 annually. Provides that the fee for an Off-Highway Vehicle Usage Stamp for a vehicle with an engine capacity of 75 cubic centimeters and below shall be $10 annually. Provides additional exemptions to the requirement of operators of an off-highway vehicle displaying an Off-Highway Vehicle Usage Stamp. Effective immediately.
Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 7-3)
Status: (Passed) 2014-08-01 - Public Act . . . . . . . . . 98-0820 [SB2633 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2013-SB2633-Introduced.html
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1 | AN ACT concerning State government.
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2 | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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3 | represented in the General Assembly:
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4 | Section 5. The Recreational Trails of Illinois Act is | |||||||||||||||||||||
5 | amended by changing Sections 26 and 34 as follows:
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6 | (20 ILCS 862/26) | |||||||||||||||||||||
7 | Sec. 26. Operation of off-highway vehicles without an | |||||||||||||||||||||
8 | Off-Highway Vehicle Usage Stamp. Except as hereinafter | |||||||||||||||||||||
9 | provided, no person shall, on or after July 1, 2013, operate | |||||||||||||||||||||
10 | any off-highway vehicle within the State unless the off-highway | |||||||||||||||||||||
11 | vehicle has attached an Off-Highway Vehicle Usage Stamp | |||||||||||||||||||||
12 | purchased and displayed in accordance with the provisions of | |||||||||||||||||||||
13 | this Act. The Department shall adopt rules for the purchase of | |||||||||||||||||||||
14 | Off-Highway Vehicle Usage Stamps. The fee for an Off-Highway | |||||||||||||||||||||
15 | Vehicle Usage Stamp for a vehicle with an engine capacity of | |||||||||||||||||||||
16 | over 75 cubic centimeters shall be $15 annually and shall | |||||||||||||||||||||
17 | expire the March 31st following the year displayed on the | |||||||||||||||||||||
18 | Off-Highway Vehicle Usage Stamp. The Department shall deposit | |||||||||||||||||||||
19 | $5 from the sale of each Off-Highway Vehicle Usage Stamp for | |||||||||||||||||||||
20 | vehicles with an engine capacity of over 75 cubic centimeters | |||||||||||||||||||||
21 | into the Conservation Police Operations Assistance Fund. The | |||||||||||||||||||||
22 | Department shall deposit $10 from the sale of each Off-Highway | |||||||||||||||||||||
23 | Vehicle Usage Stamp for vehicles with an engine capacity of |
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1 | over 75 cubic centimeters into the Park and Conservation Fund. | ||||||
2 | The fee for an Off-Highway Vehicle Usage Stamp for a vehicle | ||||||
3 | with an engine capacity of 75 cubic centimeters or below shall | ||||||
4 | be $10 annually. The Department shall deposit $5 from the sale | ||||||
5 | of each Off-Highway Vehicle Usage Stamp for vehicles with an | ||||||
6 | engine capacity of 75 cubic centimeters or below into the | ||||||
7 | Conservation Police Operations Assistance Fund. The Department | ||||||
8 | shall deposit $5 from the sale of each Off-Highway Vehicle | ||||||
9 | Usage Stamp for vehicles with an engine capacity of 75 cubic | ||||||
10 | centimeters or below into the Park and Conservation Fund. The | ||||||
11 | monies deposited into the Conservation Police Operations | ||||||
12 | Assistance Fund or the Park and Conservation Fund under this | ||||||
13 | Section shall not be subject to administrative charges or | ||||||
14 | chargebacks unless otherwise authorized by this Act.
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15 | (Source: P.A. 97-1136, eff. 1-1-13.)
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16 | (20 ILCS 862/34) | ||||||
17 | Sec. 34. Exception from display of Off-Highway Vehicle | ||||||
18 | Usage Stamps. The operator of an off-highway vehicle shall not | ||||||
19 | be required to display an Off-Highway Vehicle Usage Stamp if | ||||||
20 | the off-highway vehicle is: | ||||||
21 | (1) owned and used by the United States, the State of | ||||||
22 | Illinois, another state, or a political subdivision | ||||||
23 | thereof, but these off-highway vehicles shall prominently | ||||||
24 | display the name of the owner on the off-highway vehicle; | ||||||
25 | (2) operated on lands where the operator, his or her |
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1 | immediate family, or both are the sole owners of the land | ||||||
2 | owner permanently resides ; this exception shall not apply | ||||||
3 | to clubs, associations, or lands leased for hunting or | ||||||
4 | recreational purposes , or to off-highway vehicles being | ||||||
5 | used by outfitters as defined in the Wildlife Code as part | ||||||
6 | of their outfitting business ; | ||||||
7 | (3) used only on local, national, or international or | ||||||
8 | national competition circuits in events for which written | ||||||
9 | permission has been obtained by the sponsoring or | ||||||
10 | sanctioning body from the governmental unit having | ||||||
11 | jurisdiction over the location of any event held in this | ||||||
12 | State; | ||||||
13 | (4) (blank); while being used for activities | ||||||
14 | associated with farming or livestock production | ||||||
15 | operations; or | ||||||
16 | (5) while being used on an off-highway vehicle grant | ||||||
17 | assisted site and the off-highway vehicle displays a | ||||||
18 | Off-Highway Vehicle Access decal ; .
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19 | (6) used in conjunction with a bona fide commercial | ||||||
20 | business, including, but not limited to, agricultural and | ||||||
21 | livestock production; | ||||||
22 | (7) a golf cart, regardless of whether the golf cart is | ||||||
23 | currently being used for golfing purposes; | ||||||
24 | (8) displaying a valid motor vehicle registration | ||||||
25 | issued by the Secretary of State or any other state; | ||||||
26 | (9) operated by an individual who either possesses an |
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1 | Illinois Identification Card issued to the operator by the | ||||||
2 | Secretary of State that lists a Class P2 (or P2O or any | ||||||
3 | successor classification) or P2A disability or an original | ||||||
4 | or photocopy of a valid motor vehicle disability placard | ||||||
5 | issued to the operator by the Secretary of State, or is | ||||||
6 | assisting a disabled person with a Class P2 (or P2O or any | ||||||
7 | successor classification) or P2A disability while using | ||||||
8 | the same off-highway vehicle as the disabled individual; or | ||||||
9 | (10) used only at commercial riding parks. | ||||||
10 | For the purposes of this Section, "golf cart" means a | ||||||
11 | machine specifically designed for the purposes of transporting | ||||||
12 | one or more persons and their golf clubs. | ||||||
13 | For the purposes of this Section, "local, national, or | ||||||
14 | international competition circuit" means any competition | ||||||
15 | circuit sponsored or sanctioned by an international, national, | ||||||
16 | or state organization, including, but not limited to, the | ||||||
17 | American Motorcyclist Association, or sponsored, sanctioned, | ||||||
18 | or both by an affiliate organization of an international, | ||||||
19 | national, or state organization which sanctions competitions, | ||||||
20 | including trials or practices leading up to or in connection | ||||||
21 | with those competitions. | ||||||
22 | For the purposes of this Section, "commercial riding parks" | ||||||
23 | mean commercial properties used for the recreational operation | ||||||
24 | of off-highway vehicles by the paying members of the park or | ||||||
25 | paying guests. | ||||||
26 | (Source: P.A. 97-1136, eff. 1-1-13.)
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1 | Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon | ||||||
2 | becoming law.
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